Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Ludgershall
Highclere Castle, an easy day from Ludgershall. It is 26.7 miles via the A342, A303 and A34, 46 minutes in clear traffic. Expect to pass Whitchurch en route. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Among Ludgershall's listed buildings is Church of St James (Grade I). The station at Andover opened in 1859. Some 5,500 people call Ludgershall home.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Ludgershall. Opening: general admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Pair it with Shaw House, 25 minutes by road. Return to Ludgershall: 27.2 miles. Positioning from Oxford to Ludgershall is 1 hour 17 minutes, built into the booking.
- Ludgershall to Highclere Castle46 min, 26.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Ludgershall46 min, 27.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgHighclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St James, in central Ludgershall, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukAndover station opened in 1859.
Source: wikidata.orgLudgershall had about 5,500 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgGeneral admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is
Source: highclerecastle.co.ukHome of the Earls of Carnarvon, presented as the 'real Downton Abbey'.
Source: highclerecastle.co.ukEgyptian Exhibition across six rooms on the 5th Earl and Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Source: highclerecastle.co.uk
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Questions
How many miles is Highclere Castle from Ludgershall?
26.7 miles via the A342, A303 and A34, 46 minutes in clear traffic; 46 minutes back.
Can we add a second house?
Shaw House is 25 minutes from Highclere Castle.
Which way does the car go from Ludgershall?
Via the A342, A303 and A34, passing Whitchurch; 26.7 miles in all.
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